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I love a good story and today\u2019s guest, author Alex Banayan has a great one \u2013 so much so that parts of it have become part of my husband Chris and I\u2019s daily walks. Thank goodness I met him in person when Chris interviewed him so I knew whose stories he was actually talking about. ;) Another fun coincidence, we\u2019ve both been on the Price Is Right, but Alex actually WON and used those winnings to fund his new book, The Third Door.\n \xa0\n Alex shares with us his seven-year book journey that lead him to interview some of the world\u2019s most successful people to show how they broke through and launched their careers. But let\u2019s not downplay the fears and obstacles that Alex had to navigate through as well. From disappointing his family and losing his father to insecurity and being turned down by potential interviewees, Alex was persistent and now helps others conquer obstacles of all kinds \u2013 internal and external.\n \xa0\n Alex truly is a gifted storyteller and I know you\u2019ll be able to relate to some many facets of his journey. You don\u2019t want to miss it!\n \xa0\n --\n \xa0\n Question Highlights:\n Now that your book is out in the world, what has been a response that you weren\u2019t expecting?\n What was the whole point of writing your book?\n What does pain with awareness look like for you right now?\n Do you think there\u2019s always a way for anything you choose or just for the moments when your gut pulls you that way?\n Have you ever had to let go of helping someone in your life because they\u2019re not ready to help themselves?\n What was a story that freed you up the most?\n What is something that shook you before your book came out?\n What are you most excited about right now?\n Who is the ultimate person you want to read your book?\n \xa0\n In This Episode We Talk about:\n Alex\u2019s seven-year book journey\n Using pain as a motivator\n Evolving motivation\n Alex\u2019s insecurity while writing The Third Door\n\n How Alex\u2019s pain evolved into curiosity\n How Alex\u2019s Price Is Right winnings funded his book\n Why being na\xefve can be an advantage\n The difference between fear and courage\n Why Alex\u2019s family didn\u2019t initially support his book\n Welcoming fear to get more comfortable\n How fear was a universal element in achieving a dream in all the people Alex interviewed\n Sharing in order to connect with others\n How to conquer internal and external obstacles\n And so much more\u2026\n \xa0\n Quotes\n \xa0\n \u201cPain with awareness is our teacher.\u201d\n \xa0\n \u201cYou can give someone all the best tools and knowledge in the world and their life can still be stuck, but if you change what someone believes is possible, they\u2019ll never be the same.\u201d\n \xa0\n \u201cCourage is acknowledging fears, analyzing the consequences and then deciding you care so much about it you\u2019re going to take one thoughtful step forward anyway.\u201d\n \xa0\n --\n ALEX BANAYAN is the author of the national bestseller The Third Door, which chronicles his five-year quest to track down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, Warren Buffett, Maya Angelou, Steven\n Spielberg, and dozens more of the world\u2019s most successful people to uncover how they broke through and launched their careers.\n \xa0\n Banayan has been named to Forbes\u2019 30 Under 30 list, Business Insider\u2019s Most Powerful People Under 30, and been featured in major media including Fortune, Forbes, Businessweek, Billboard,\n Bloomberg TV, CNBC, Fox News, MSNBC, and CBS News. An acclaimed keynote speaker, Banayan has presented the Third Door framework to business conferences and corporate leadership teams around the world, including Apple, Google, Nike, IBM, Snapchat, Salesforce, Disney, Harvard, and countless others.\n \xa0\n Resources:\n \xa0\n Instagram: @alexbanayan\xa0\n Book: The Third Door\n ThirdDoorBook.com\n Find it on Amazon\n \xa0\n Check out my website at loriharder.com. Follow me on social media @LoriHarder on Instagram and Lori Harder on Facebook.